S4 or Q5(3.0) moving to Seattle, what to buy?
05-02-2014, 06:49 AM
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Nice choice on the S5! ...and yep what he says ^^^^^^^ I'm just thankful that there are finally people movers out there that are fun to drive, mod, and reasonably OK looking or I'd have hung it up. Four kids and no back seat just doesn't fly for very long.
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05-02-2014, 05:45 PM
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Nice choice on the S5! ...and yep what he says ^^^^^^^ I'm just thankful that there are finally people movers out there that are fun to drive, mod, and reasonably OK looking or I'd have hung it up. Four kids and no back seat just doesn't fly for very long.
Thanks for the update
Thanks for the update
05-02-2014, 09:41 PM
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Black indeed. Not sure why my sig didn't show up in that post. S5 was definitely the right choice for Seattle area. I went SQ5 because I go up in the mountains quite a lot in both winter and summer so I like having a little ground clearance. Regarding winter tires, I highly recommend Michelin Pilot Alpin PA4. They are pretty much excellent for our weather but sadly not available in SQ5 sizes. I had them on my M3.
05-03-2014, 04:11 AM
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Well, everything went a little different than originally planned....
Once I made it to the country in march 2013, getting financing was pretty hard without any credit score. I did manage to get a loan from a CU, for max 30,000$. Upon recommendation of my fiancee, I decided to get a new car instead of a used one, and ended up buying a 2014 mazda 6. Not a bad car at all, but it did not give me true joy.
So now, just over a year later, with some established (good) credit and a hefty pay raise in the pocket, it was time to pursue the audi dream again
Debated on the S4, the SQ5, and also the S5 came into the picture again. Ever since the A5 came out in 2008, I really liked the model and always wanted one.
Realizing that I used the backseat of the mazda literally 3 times in a year to transport people, it was clear to me that i could justify a coupe.
So, long story short: I picked up my 2014 Premium Plus Estoril Blue S5 on April 4!
This car is just so much fun to drive, and I can never walk away from it without looking back at it with a smile on my face
Once I made it to the country in march 2013, getting financing was pretty hard without any credit score. I did manage to get a loan from a CU, for max 30,000$. Upon recommendation of my fiancee, I decided to get a new car instead of a used one, and ended up buying a 2014 mazda 6. Not a bad car at all, but it did not give me true joy.
So now, just over a year later, with some established (good) credit and a hefty pay raise in the pocket, it was time to pursue the audi dream again
Debated on the S4, the SQ5, and also the S5 came into the picture again. Ever since the A5 came out in 2008, I really liked the model and always wanted one.
Realizing that I used the backseat of the mazda literally 3 times in a year to transport people, it was clear to me that i could justify a coupe.
So, long story short: I picked up my 2014 Premium Plus Estoril Blue S5 on April 4!
This car is just so much fun to drive, and I can never walk away from it without looking back at it with a smile on my face
05-06-2014, 05:54 PM
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Black indeed. Not sure why my sig didn't show up in that post. S5 was definitely the right choice for Seattle area. I went SQ5 because I go up in the mountains quite a lot in both winter and summer so I like having a little ground clearance. Regarding winter tires, I highly recommend Michelin Pilot Alpin PA4. They are pretty much excellent for our weather but sadly not available in SQ5 sizes. I had them on my M3.
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